Sunday, November 18, 2018

Democrat Says Government Might Nuke Second Amendment Advocates

U.S.
Rep. Eric Swalwell is a California Democrat who is considering running for
president in 2020. Like many of today’s Democrats, he has called for strict
gun-control measures. Because, you know, guns are inherently evil, and
Democrats love peace and non-violence.

Yet
Swalwell was not amused when a fellow denizen of the Twitter-verse rebuked his
stance, tweeting that Swalwell was out of his bleeping mind if he thought “I’ll
give up my rights and give the [government] all the power.” Swalwell replied
that, if there was to be a conflict between Second Amendment advocates and the
U.S. government, it would be a “short war,” because “the
government has nukes.”

So,
a member of the United States government, purporting to be concerned about
violence that could possibly stem from individuals possessing a firearm, says
that in a potential conflict between the government and gun owners, the
government might just literally nuke the deplorable bastards.

What
scares you more, your neighbor owning a shotgun with which he or she likes to
hunt pheasants and shoot trap, or your government representative saying that,
if push comes to shove, the government should just use nuclear weapons to
slaughter its wayward citizens?

“Representative”
Swalwell’s statement is exhibit A of just why the Second Amendment was— and
is— so vitally necessary.

Daily Trivia Quiz Answer

Today's Answer: Andrew Jackson. ("Poll" got so worked up before the service he apparently had to be removed from the premises, as he was cussing long and loud).

Q) What words appear on the front of the penny, nickel, dime and quarter, alongside the likeness of presidents?

A) "Liberty" and "In God We Trust"

An Ode To Life

Appreciate all you have, as it- and you- will soon be gone. Leave no heartfelt words unspoken, no sweet gesture incomplete, no act of love undone. Love your spouse with passion and abandon, your kids with patience and understanding but also a firm guidance. Love also the truth, no matter how hard. If pursued by enough people with enough courage, it really will set us free.

And don't forget, we didn't ask to be born. We didn't create ourselves. We are not gods. There is a higher power.

Fireworks of the Mind

Write It Up

Whence Shall Come Another?

True Then, True Now

"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves."- Winston Churchill

Time Well Wasted

The power lies within your hands To do with what you may But the hourglass is filled with sands Of endless yesterdays